Denmark, Austria move ahead with foreign transit shelter plan
Denmark and Austria are still working on a joint plan to house failed asylum seekers at a transit shelter outside the EU, Integration Minister Inger Støjberg said yesterday from a ministers’ meeting in…
MoreLiberals fear Chinese espionage threat from Huawei
The Liberals have urged the Justice Ministry to investigate the possible espionage threat from Chinese phone company Huawei. Denmark’s biggest telecom company, TDC, has a close cooperation agreement with Huawei, which has been…
MoreLatvia welcomes Crown Prince couple
On the first day of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary’s official visit to Latvia, President Raimonds Vejonis characterised Denmark as an important partner in his country’s defence and regional security. The…
MoreForeign Minister offers Denmark’s ‘unwavering support’ for Ukraine
Addressing the 25th OSCE Ministerial Council in Milan, Thursday, Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsne stressed Denmark’s ‘unwavering support for the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine’ and urged Russia to accept internationally…
MoreMaersk aims for carbon emission-free future
AP Moller Maersk, the world’s biggest container shipper, has pledged to cut net carbon emissions to zero by 2050. The company, which transports nearly one in five seaborne containers, said it needed its…
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Analysts issue krone warning / Booming housing market slows down / Netto opens outlet no.500 Analysts believe the National Bank will be forced to intervene and buy up the krone this month, which…
MoreLøkke in more hot water over charitable foundation
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen is facing a grilling over why he accepted a DKK50,000 donation for his charitable ‘Løkke Foundation’, allegedly in return for a political favour. Tabloid daily Ekstra Bladet has…
MoreUN migration treaty divides government and DPP
The government’s intention to sign up to the controversial Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in Morocco next week has created a rift with its guarantor of a parliamentary majority, the Danish…
MoreSamuelsen backs U.S. move to scrap INF treaty
Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen has called on Russia to dismantle its long-range missile systems, after his U.S. counterpart, Mike Pompeo, announced yesterday that the Trump administration would begin the formal process to scrap…
MoreLocal mayor denounces island plan: A ‘complete waste of taxpayers’ money’
The Mayor of Vordingborg has demanded a meeting with Integration Minister Inger Støjberg about the government’s ’hasty decision’ to build a holding centre for failed asylum seekers and criminal refugees in his municipality….
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